Improvement in locomotive-heaters



W. H. HOWELL.

LOCOMOTIVE HEATER.

No.179,412. Patented. Ju1y'4, 1876.

WITNESSES INVENTOR N.FETF.RS. PNOTO-LITHC'SRAPMER, WASHINGTON. D CvUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM H. HOWELL, OF THOROLD, CANADA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LOCOMOTIVE- HEATERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,412, dated July 4,1876; application filed April 15,1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM H.H0WELL, of Thorold, in the county ofWelland, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, chairmaker, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Locomotive-Heaters, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

lhe object of my invention is to heat a sufficient quantity of water forthe use of locomotive-engines by exhaust steam from said engine, therebysaving the amount of fuel required to heat the water to the degree ofheat it receives from said steam.

Figure l is a longitudinal section embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aplan of the same.

A A is a cham ber occupied by exhaust steam from each cylinder ofalocomotive. B is the locomotive-saddle. O G are pipes attached tosaddle for conducting theexhaust steam. D is ajunction of said pipes. Eis a checkvalve, preventing the flow of water from the tank when thesteampressureceases.' F is a regulating-valve, so arranged that thesupply of steam is regulated. G is the flexible joint in pipe betweenthe engine and tender. -H is the connection of steam -pipe with thecoldwater pipe I 1, leading from the bottom of the main tank of alocomotive-tender to the heater K. I J is the main tank in the tender.the pipe in which the cold water is heated as it is forced through bythe pressure of steam from the exhaust into the hot-water WILLIAM H.HOWELL. Witnesses:

GEo. KEEFER, WM. CARROLL.

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